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LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: PRINCIPLES AND ISSUESMauricio Arroba
January 27th, 2014.
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF ECUADOR
OBJECTIVES
1. Assessment vs. testing2. Five basic principles of LA3. Identify genres of tests4. Historical development and current
issues on LA5. Large-scale standardized tests: TOELF6. Critical nature of testing: Ethics
PRINCIPLES
1. Practicality
2. Reliability
3. Validity
Content validity Face validity Construct validity
KINDS OF TESTS
1. Proficiency test
2. Diagnostic test
3. Placement test
4. Achievement test
5. Aptitude test
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LANGUAGE TESTING
Discrete pointIntegrative testing method
Cloze tests Dictation
CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
1. Large-scale language proficiency testing
2. Authenticity
3. Performance based assessment
4. Challenges from innovative theoriesof intelligence
5. Expanding alternatives in classroom basedassessment
6. Ethical issues: Critical language assessment